Session 3 Presentation - An Overview of Recent Wave Glider® Field Program

• Main Authors: Fitzpatrick, Pat, Lau, Yee, Moorhead, Robert, Skarke, Adam, Merritt, Daniel, Kreider, Keith, Brown, Chris, Carlon, Ryan, Hine, Graham, Lampoudi, Teri, Leonardi, Alan
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: ScholarWorks@UNO 2017
• Subjects: Oceanography; Marine Mammal Monitoring
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/oceanwaves/2017/Session3/2; https://scholarworks.uno.edu/context/oceanwaves/article/1064/viewcontent/presentation_overview_of_recent_wave_glider.pdf; https://scholarworks.uno.edu/context/oceanwaves/article/1064/filename/0/type/additional/viewcontent/Ext_ab_overview_of_recent_wave_glider.pdf

Developed by Liquid Robotics, Inc., Wave Gliders® (WGs) use wave energy for propulsion through the synergistic alternating thrust of wave action on the floating vehicle and mechanical wings 6 m below the vehicle. WGs provide dynamic environmental monitoring in the maritime environment with weeks-tomonths-long deployments using solar panels to power sensors, and satellite and cell communication channels for data delivery. Some data is transmitted real-time or in bulk at more infrequent intervals, while other data is archived on-board for extraction after a mission. Example field programs include: wave, ocean, and PBL measurements in tropical cyclones; algae bloom monitoring; satellite ground truthing; active and passive acoustics; marine mammal monitoring; carbon cycle studies; geodesy marine magnetics; hydrocarbon seep mapping; and marine surveillance. Instrumentation to support these missions are different combinations of the following: anemometer; towfish; fluorometer; ADCP; acoustic modems; acoustic recorders; directional ocean wave sensor; CTD-DO; magnetometer; and camera. The presentation overviews recent WG field programs, including the 2014 Mississippi State University mission. MSU deployed 3 WGS from Aug.-Nov. 2014, validating the instruments during buoy loitering exercises for surface meteorology, SST, and wave data. MSU also intercepted Tropical Storm Hanna’s fringes.